[nolan5000]

Is it fair to call a card that you pull out of a pack "MINT (9)" if it is not graded? After years of collecting comics I recently bought a friends collection. I'm going through the painful process of inventorying all the cards and even though they look to be in great shape I'm hesitant to classify any card as 'mint' if it isn't graded. I see a lot of cards in collections that say "MINT" or people looking for mint cards. Considering the value difference between Mint (9) and Near Mint (8) I would think it important to get what you pay for. On every card I own I don't go higher than near mint (8) unless it is a graded card because I don't consider myself qualified enough to be able to spot and say a card is a better grade. Thoughts?

Actually, an 8 is NM-MT; NM is a 7.